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EP2375554B1
EP2375554B1 EP11161344.4A EP11161344A EP2375554B1 EP 2375554 B1 EP2375554 B1 EP 2375554B1 EP 11161344 A EP11161344 A EP 11161344A EP 2375554 B1 EP2375554 B1 EP 2375554B1
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    • H02M3/145—Conversion of dc power input into dc power output without intermediate conversion into ac by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal
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    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the present invention relates to a lighting device for performing DC lighting control of a semiconductor light-emitting element lighted with a DC current of a light-emitting diode (LED) or the like, and an illumination fixture using the same.
  • a lighting device for performing DC lighting control of a semiconductor light-emitting element lighted with a DC current of a light-emitting diode (LED) or the like, and an illumination fixture using the same.
  • US 6 762 563 B2 discloses A lighting device comprising a DC-DC converting circuit for converting a DC voltage between input terminals and outputting the DC voltage between output terminals.
  • a smoothing capacitor is connected between one output terminal and ground.
  • a series connection of a resistor, forming a DC current carrying element, and a switch (transistor) is connected parallel to the smoothing capacitor adapted to control discharging of the smoothing capacitor (compare particularly fig. 8 of US 6 762 563 B2 ).
  • a switching power source circuit in JP 2008-278641A includes a smoothing capacitor at an output terminal. To stabilize an optical output, it is preferred that the capacity of the smoothing capacitor is large. However, at lighting-off control or dimming control, while an electric charge remains in the smoothing capacitor, the optical output of the semiconductor light-emitting element does not lower, possibly making an impression that control responsibility is poor on a user. Thus, it can be considered to connect a remaining-charge discharging resistor in parallel to the smoothing capacitor.
  • the switching power source circuit may be started by a charging current flowing through the smoothing capacitor at power-on.
  • a problem occurs that even if the semiconductor light-emitting element is not connected, the switching operation is maintained by a feedback current from the switching power source circuit.
  • a problem occurs that even if the semiconductor light-emitting element is disconnected after start of the switching operation, the switching operation is maintained by the feedback current from the switching power source circuit.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device capable of reliably detecting existence or absence of load connection.
  • a lighting device includes a DC-DC converting circuit 1 for converting a DC voltage between input terminals A and B and outputting the DC voltage between output terminals C and D, a DC current carrying element (resistor R3) parallel-connected between the output terminals C and D, a load terminal 3 to which a semiconductor light-emitting element 4 lighted by a DC current supplied from the output terminals C and D is connected, a load connection detecting circuit 2 forming a path for passing the DC current from the input terminals A and B through the load terminal 3 and the semiconductor light-emitting element 4, and a rectifying element (diode D3) connected between the load terminal 3 and the DC current carrying element (resistor R3), the rectifying element blocking a path for passing the DC current from the input terminals A and B to the load connection detecting circuit 2 through the DC current carrying element (resistor R3).
  • a DC-DC converting circuit 1 for converting a DC voltage between input terminals A and B and outputting the DC voltage between output terminal
  • the load connection detecting circuit 2a is a starting circuit for starting the DC-DC converting circuit 1 when the DC current passing through the semiconductor light-emitting element 4 is detected.
  • the load connection detecting circuit 2b is a circuit for switching existence or absence of supply of a control power source voltage Vcc to the DC-DC converting circuit 1 according to existence or absence of the DC current passing through the semiconductor light-emitting element 4.
  • the load connection detecting circuit is a control power source circuit 2c for supplying a control power source voltage Vcc to the DC-DC converting circuit 1 using the DC current passing through the semiconductor light-emitting element 4 as a power source.
  • the control power source circuit 2c has means (transistor Tr3) adapted to use a feedback current (output of a winding n3) from the DC-DC converting circuit 1 as a power source and block the feedback current when the DC current passing through the semiconductor light-emitting element 4 is not detected during operation of the DC-DC converting circuit 1.
  • the DC voltage between the input terminals A and B is an output voltage of a step-up chopper circuit 7 and the load connection detecting circuit 2 controls start/stop of the step-up chopper circuit 7 according to existence or absence of the DC current passing through the semiconductor light-emitting element 4.
  • An eighth aspect of the present invention is an illumination fixture having the lighting device according to any of the first to seventh aspects of the present invention ( Fig. 6 ).
  • the lighting device that detects existence or absence of load connection according to existence or absence of the DC current passing through the semiconductor light-emitting element, by providing a rectifying element for blocking the DC current flowing through the DC current carrying element connected between the output terminals of the DC-DC converting circuit, existence or absence of load connection can be reliably detected.
  • the large-capacity smoothing capacitor and its discharging resistor are parallel-connected between the output terminals of the DC-DC converting circuit, the DC current does not flow to the load connection detecting circuit through these circuit elements, and therefore, wrong detection can be prevented.
  • the present invention can be applied.
  • start/stop of the DC-DC converting circuit can be switched by switching supply/blockage of the control power source voltage.
  • the semiconductor light-emitting element is disconnected after the DC-DC converting circuit starts its operation, it can be prevented that supply of the control power source voltage is continued by blocking the feedback current from the DC-DC converting circuit.
  • the illumination fixture that can reliably stop the lighting device when load connection is not detected.
  • Fig. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a lighting device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the lighting device includes a DC-DC converting circuit 1 for voltage-converting a DC voltage of a capacitor C1 as an input DC power source.
  • the capacitor C1 as the input DC power source is charged with a DC voltage of a commercial power source (100V, 50/60Hz) that is rectified by a full-wave rectifier and raised to a few hundreds of V by a power-factor improving step-up chopper circuit.
  • a commercial power source 100V, 50/60Hz
  • the DC-DC converting circuit 1 is a step-down converter (down converter) that lowers the DC voltage between input terminals A and B and outputs the lowered voltage to between output terminals C and D.
  • the specific circuit configuration will be described below with reference to Fig. 2(a) to 2(c) .
  • the circuit 1 generally includes a smoothing output capacitor C2 between the output terminals C and D. To rapidly discharge the electric charge of the output capacitor C2 at light-off control or dimming control for improvement of responsibility, a resistor R3 having an appropriate resistance value is parallel-connected between the output terminals C and D.
  • a load terminal 3 is connected between the output terminals C and D via a backflow preventing diode D3.
  • a semiconductor light-emitting element 4 is connected to the load terminal 3.
  • the semiconductor light-emitting element 4 may be an LED module formed of a plurality of series-connected, parallel-connected or series-parallel-connected LEDs. Given that a forward voltage of each LED is Vf and the number of series-connected LEDs is n, a voltage between both ends of the semiconductor light-emitting element 4 becomes n ⁇ Vf. When the semiconductor light-emitting element 4 is properly connected to the load terminal 3, the voltage between both ends of the load terminal 3 becomes n ⁇ Vf.
  • the DC-DC converting circuit 1 is a step-down converter (down converter)
  • the DC voltage of the capacitor C1 as an input DC power source is set to be higher than n ⁇ Vf.
  • the DC-DC converting circuit 1 is an input/output insulating converter as shown in Figs. 2(a) and 2(b)
  • a series circuit formed of resistors R1, R2 connected between the input terminal A and the output terminal C is a high-impedance DC current carrying circuit for ensuring a path in which a DC current passes between an input and an output.
  • a step-down chopper circuit as shown in Fig. 2(c) is used as the DC-DC converting circuit 1, a short-circuit may occur between the input terminal A and the output terminal C.
  • a load connection detecting circuit 2 is connected between a connecting point (terminal E) of the load terminal 3 and the backflow preventing diode D3, and the input terminal B.
  • This load connection detecting circuit 2 is a circuit that detects existence or absence of load connection depending on whether or not the DC voltage is detected between the load connection detecting terminal E and the input terminal B.
  • the specific circuit configuration will be described below with reference to Figs. 3(a) to 3(d) .
  • the circuit only requires a function of starting an oscillating operation of the DC-DC converting circuit 1 when a DC current path from a positive electrode of the capacitor C1 as the input DC power source to a negative electrode of the capacitor C1 through the input terminal A, (the resistors R1, R2), the output terminal C, the load terminal 3, the semiconductor light-emitting element 4, the load terminal 3, the load connection detecting terminal E, the load connection detecting circuit 2 and the input terminal B is established, and stopping the oscillating operation of the DC-DC converting circuit 1 when the DC current path is blocked.
  • Fig. 2(a) shows a flyback converter circuit 1a
  • Fig. 2(b) shows a forward converter circuit 1b
  • Fig. 2(c) shows a step-down chopper circuit 1c.
  • any one of the input terminals A and B and any one of the output terminals C and D may be one common terminal.
  • the flyback converter circuit 1a in Fig. 2(a) includes a transformer T1, a switching element Q1, a diode D1 and a capacitor C2.
  • One end of a primary winding of the transformer T1 is connected to the input terminal A.
  • the other end of the primary winding of the transformer T1 is connected to the input terminal B through the switching element Q1.
  • One end of a secondary winding of the transformer T1 is connected to an anode of the diode D1.
  • a cathode of the diode D1 is connected to the output terminal C.
  • the capacitor C2 is connected between the output terminals C and D.
  • the other end of the secondary winding of the transformer T1 is connected to the output terminal D.
  • the primary winding and the secondary winding of the transformer T1 are wound in directions shown by black circles shown in this figure.
  • the operation of the flyback converter circuit 1a is publicly known.
  • a voltage corresponding to a turn ratio occurs at the secondary winding.
  • the secondary winding is connected to a polarity at which the diode D1 is blocked, no charging current flows to the capacitor C2 and electromagnetic energy is accumulated in the transformer T1.
  • the switching element Q1 is turned off, a counter electromotive force due to the electromagnetic energy accumulated in the transformer T1 occurs. Since the counter electromotive force occurs in a direction of bringing the diode D1 into conduction, the electromagnetic energy accumulated in the transformer T1 is discharged to the capacitor C2.
  • the forward converter circuit 1b in Fig. 2(b) is obtained by reversing the winding direction of the secondary winding of the transformer T1 in Fig. 2(a) , and the diode D1 is brought into conduction at turn-on of the switching element Q1.
  • the diode D1 is brought into conduction and a charging current flows to the capacitor C2.
  • the diode D1 is put into the blocked state.
  • the step-down chopper circuit 1c in Fig. 2(c) includes the switching element Q1, an inductor L1, the diode D1 and the capacitor C2.
  • a cathode of the diode D1 and a positive electrode of the capacitor C2 are connected to the input terminal A and the output terminal C.
  • a negative electrode of the capacitor C2 and one end of the inductor L1 are connected to the output terminal D.
  • the other end of the inductor L1 is connected to the anode of the diode D1.
  • a connecting point of the anode of the diode D1 and the inductor L1 is connected to the input terminal B through the switching element Q1.
  • the operation of the step-down chopper circuit 1c is publicly known.
  • the switching element Q1 When the switching element Q1 is turned on, a DC current flows in a path of the input terminal A, the capacitor C2, the inductor L1, the switching element Q1 and the input terminal B in this order and electromagnetic energy is accumulated in the inductor L1.
  • the switching element Q1 When the switching element Q1 is turned off, a counter electromotive force due to the electromagnetic energy accumulated in the inductor L1 occurs, a regenerative current flows in a path of the inductor L1, diode D1, the capacitor C2 and the inductor L1 in this order and the electromagnetic energy in the inductor L1 is discharged.
  • the DC voltage obtained by lowering the DC voltage between the input terminals A and B can be acquired between the output terminals C and D.
  • electric power supplied to the output side can be properly controlled.
  • a load connection detecting circuit 2a in Fig. 3(a) is formed of a transistor Tr1 and a resistor R4.
  • Abase of the transistor Tr1 is connected to the load connection detecting terminal E through the resistor R4.
  • An emitter of the transistor Tr1 is connected to a ground terminal GND of a control integrated circuit 5a and the input terminal B of the DC-DC converting circuit 1.
  • the transistor Tr1 When the DC voltage is applied between the terminals E and B, the transistor Tr1 is turned on. When the DC voltage applied between the terminals E and B disappears, the transistor Tr1 is turned off. Turn-on of the transistor Tr1 acts as a starting signal for the control integrated circuit 5a and turn-off of the transistor Tr1 acts as a stop signal for the control integrated circuit 5a.
  • the control integrated circuit 5a in Fig. 3(a) includes a PWM terminal for intermittedly turning on/off the high-frequency oscillating operation with low frequency.
  • This PWM terminal is pulled up to the level of a control power source voltage Vcc on a steady basis, is allowed to oscillate when becoming a Low level at turn-on of the external transistor Tr1 and stops its oscillation when becoming a High level at turn-off of the transistor Tr1.
  • a high-frequency ON/OFF control signal is inputted to a gate drive terminal GD, and the switching element Q1 of the DC-DC converting circuit 1 is driven to be turned on/off with high frequency.
  • the control integrated circuit 5a may include a peak current detecting terminal Ip for monitoring a voltage between both ends of a current detecting resistor Rs while the switching element Q1 is turned on, to perform a peak current control function of turning off the switching element Q1 when a predetermined current value is reached.
  • a peak current detecting terminal Ip for monitoring a voltage between both ends of a current detecting resistor Rs while the switching element Q1 is turned on, to perform a peak current control function of turning off the switching element Q1 when a predetermined current value is reached.
  • UB A3070 manufactured by Philips Co., Ltd. can be adopted. It is assumed that a stable low DC voltage as the control power source voltage Vcc in Fig. 3(a) is supplied from a control power source circuit not shown.
  • a load connection detecting circuit 2b in Fig. 3(b) is formed of transistors Tr1, Tr2 and resistors R4, R5.
  • Abase of the transistor Tr1 is connected to the load connection detecting terminal E through the resistor R4.
  • An emitter of the transistor Tr1 is connected to a ground terminal of a control circuit 5 and the input terminal B of the DC-DC converting circuit 1.
  • a collector of the transistor Tr1 is connected to a base of the transistor Tr2 through the resistor R5.
  • An emitter of the transistor Tr2 is connected to the control power source voltage Vcc.
  • a collector of the transistor Tr2 is connected to a control power source terminal of the control circuit 5. It is assumed that a stable low DC voltage as the control power source voltage Vcc in Fig. 3(b) is supplied from a control power source circuit not shown.
  • a control power source circuit 2c itself is the load connection detecting circuit.
  • the control power source circuit 2c in Fig. 3(c) may be a three-terminal regulator IC or may be a control power source circuit using an IPD (Intelligent Power Device).
  • IPD Intelligent Power Device
  • the control power source circuit 2c converts the DC voltage into a stable low DC voltage, outputs the voltage as the control power source voltage Vcc and supplies the control power source voltage Vcc to a control power source terminal of the control circuit 5.
  • the same function as in Fig. 3(a) can be achieved by using the control circuit 5 without the PWM terminal for controlling oscillation permission/oscillation stop from the outside. It is preferred that the control circuit 5 in Fig. 3(b) or Fig. 3(c) has a power source monitoring function of starting oscillation when the control power source voltage becomes higher than a first voltage Vth1 and stopping oscillation when the control power source voltage becomes lower than a second voltage Vh2 that is lower than the first voltage Vth1. Many commercially available switching regulator control IC have such power source monitoring function.
  • FIG. 3(d) A specific circuit configuration of the control power source circuit 2c in Fig. 3(c) is shown in Fig. 3(d) .
  • This power source circuit includes resistors R6, R7, a power source capacitor C3, a Zener diode ZD1, a transistor Tr3, a diode D2 and a current feedback winding n3.
  • the current feedback winding n3 is added to the transformer T1 of the DC-DC converting circuit in Fig. 2(a) to efficiently ensure the control power source voltage Vcc at stable lighting by using the feedback current.
  • the capacitor C3 is charged through the resistors R6, R7.
  • the high-frequency ON/OFF control signal is supplied from the control circuit 5 to the switching element Q1 to start the DC-DC converting circuit.
  • the feedback current can be obtained from the current feedback winding n3.
  • the capacitor C3 is charged from the current feedback winding n3 through the diode D2 and the transistor Tr3.
  • the charging voltage of the capacitor C3 is restricted by the Zener diode ZD1. Thereby, the control power source voltage Vcc is efficiently ensured.
  • the current feedback winding n3 in Fig. 3(d) may be provided at the transformer T1 in Fig. 2(b) or the inductor L1 in Fig. 2(c) .
  • the transistor Tr3 that blocks a current of the current feedback winding n3 is not limited to a bipolar type and may be an MOS type as long as it is connected to be turned on by the DC voltage between the terminals E and B.
  • the DC-DC converting circuit 1 may be a self-excited converter. In this case, start/stop of the converter may be controlled according to existence or absence of the DC voltage between the terminals E and B.
  • the resistor R3 for discharging the remaining charge in the smoothing capacitor C2 at the output terminal of the DC-DC converting circuit 1 is exemplified as the DC current carrying element connected between the output terminals C and D
  • the DC current carrying element is not limited to the resistor R3.
  • a Zener diode for suppressing an overvoltage at break of the load may be parallel-connected to the output terminal of the DC-DC converting circuit 1.
  • the Zener diode in this case is also the DC current carrying element.
  • the DC current carrying element connected between the output terminals C and D is not limited to a circuit element having a steady DC current carrying capability and may be a circuit element having a transient DC current carrying capability, in which an integrated value of the DC current transiently flowing at an initial stage of power-on exceeds a predetermined value.
  • the present invention can be applied to this case.
  • the output capacitor C2 of the DC-DC converting circuit 1 when the capacity of the output capacitor C2 of the DC-DC converting circuit 1 is set so large that the voltage of the power source capacitor C3 exceeds the first voltage Vth1 of the control circuit 5 at the initial stage of power-on, the output capacitor C2 can be said as a transient DC current carrying element.
  • the output capacitor of the switching power source circuit JP 2008-278641A does not have such a large capacity to charge the power source capacitor of the control power source circuit up to the operation starting voltage of the control circuit at the initial stage of power-on, the output capacitor does not correspond to the transient DC current carrying element herein.
  • the step-down converter (down converter) is used as the DC-DC converting circuit 1 on an assumption that the semiconductor light-emitting element 4 has a diode characteristic with a predetermined conducting threshold.
  • the semiconductor light-emitting element 4 has an ohmic resistor or is an LED module in which a high resistance for detecting load connection is parallel-connected to an LED series circuit, even when the DC-DC converting circuit 1 is a step-up converter (up converter), it is possible to detect existence or absence of load connection before start.
  • Fig. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a lighting device in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that start/stop of a step-up chopper circuit 7 for raising the DC voltage of the capacitor C1 as the input DC power source is controlled according to detection of existence/absence of load connection by the load connection detecting circuit 2.
  • a full-wave rectifier DB1 is connected to the commercial power source Vs (100V, 50/60Hz) through a filter circuit 6. To improve input power factor, an output of the full-wave rectifier DB1 is connected to the step-up chopper circuit 7.
  • the step-up chopper circuit 7 charges the capacitor C1 with the DC voltage that is higher than a peak value of a pulsating voltage obtained by full-wave rectifying the voltage of the commercial power source.
  • the DC-DC converting circuit 1 when the DC-DC converting circuit 1 is stopped by the load connection detecting circuit 2, the DC voltage of the capacitor C1 is kept in a raised state.
  • the stop signal when the load connection detecting circuit 2 does not detect load connection, the stop signal is fed to the step-up chopper circuit 7, thereby causing the step-up chopper circuit 7 to stop a voltage raising operation.
  • the load connection detecting circuit 2 detects load connection, the starting signal is fed to the step-up chopper circuit 7, thereby causing the step-up chopper circuit 7 to start the voltage raising operation.
  • the step-up chopper circuit 7 includes the inductor L2, the diode D2, a switching element Q2 and a control circuit 70.
  • One end of the inductor L2 is connected to a positive output terminal of the full-wave rectifier DB1.
  • the other end of the inductor L2 is connected to an anode of the diode D2 and one end of the switching element Q2.
  • the other end of the switching element Q2 is connected to a negative output terminal of the full-wave rectifier DB1 and the negative electrode of the capacitor C1.
  • a cathode of the diode D2 is connected to the positive electrode of the capacitor C1.
  • the operation of the step-up chopper circuit 7 is publicly known.
  • the switching element Q2 When the switching element Q2 is turned on, a current flows from the positive output terminal of the full-wave rectifier DB1 to the negative output terminal of the full-wave rectifier DB1 through the inductor L2 and the switching element Q2, thereby drawing the input current from the commercial power source Vs.
  • the switching element Q2 When the switching element Q2 is turned off, a counter electromotive force in the inductor L2 is superimposed onto the output voltage of the full-wave rectifier DB1 and the capacitor C1 is charged through the diode D2. Also at this time, the input current is drawn from the commercial power source Vs. Since the ON/OFF frequency of the switching element Q2 is sufficiently higher than the frequency of the commercial power source Vs and a high-frequency component of the input current is removed by the filter circuit 6, an input current waveform becomes similar to an input voltage waveform, improving the input power factor.
  • This step-up chopper circuit 7 is necessary for improving the input power factor.
  • the input current is small in the case of small power consumption, even when the voltage raising operation is stopped, negative effect on the input power factor is small.
  • the operation of the step-down chopper circuit 1c as well as the step-up chopper circuit 7 is stopped. Thereby, the capacitor C1 is prevented from being charged with the raised DC voltage at stop of the step-down chopper circuit 1c.
  • circuit loss in the step-up chopper circuit 7 can be avoided.
  • the step-down chopper circuit 1c and the step-up chopper circuit 7 start their operation.
  • the feedback current by the switching operation is supplied from the current feedback winding n2 to the capacitor C3 through the diode D2 and the transistor Tr3, resulting in that the control power source voltage Vcc can be efficiently obtained.
  • the load connection detecting terminal E is opened and a base bias of the transistor Tr3 disappears, resulting in that the feedback current from the current feedback winding n2 is blocked and both the control circuit 5 and the control circuit 70 stop.
  • the fixture main body 9 is embedded in a ceiling 10.
  • the fixture main body 9 is formed of a metal cylindrical body, a lower end of which is opened, and an lower end opened portion is covered with a light diffusing plate 91.
  • the LED unit 40 is disposed as opposed to the light diffusing plate 91.
  • 41 denotes an LED mounting substrate that mounts LEDs 4a to 4d in the LED unit 40.
  • a heat radiating plate 92 thermally coupled to the fixture main body 9 is provided on the back side of the mounting substrate 41 of the LED unit 40 attached in the fixture.
  • the LED unit 40 in which the four LEDs 4a to 4d are series-connected is used in the example shown in Fig. 6 , in the lighting device in Fig. 1 , the number of series-connected LEDs is not limited as long as the load voltage is lower than the voltage of the capacitor C1.
  • the lighting device of the present invention may be used in a separately-installed power source-type LED illumination fixture in which the power source unit 30 is separated from the LED unit 40.
  • the fixture can be lighted by output of one lighting device, reducing costs of the whole illumination system.
  • the number of series-connected LEDs used in each LED unit is not limited.
  • the lighting device of the present invention may be used as a backlight of a liquid crystal display (including a liquid crystal television) and a light source for vehicles in addition to the lighting device for the illumination fixture.
  • a load release failure can occur due to vibration. Since the lighting device of the present invention can be shifted to the oscillation stop state even when the load release failure occurs, using the lighting device of the present invention can avoid excessive power consumption and circuit failure.
  • Any embodiment may be configured to turn on and off an alarm LED or keep the alarm LED on, or output an alarm signal such as alarm sound to the outside when the load connection detecting circuit does not detect load connection.

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  1. Dispositif d'éclairage comprenant :
    un circuit de conversion continu-continu (1) pour convertir une tension continue entre une borne d'entrée (A) et une autre borne d'entrée (B) et délivrer en sortie la tension continue entre une borne de sortie (C) et une autre borne de sortie (D) ;
    un condensateur de lissage (C2) entre les bornes de sortie (C, D) du circuit de conversion continu-continu (1) ;
    un élément porteur de courant continu (R3) monté en parallèle entre les bornes de sortie (C, D) et adapté pour décharger une charge restante du condensateur de lissage (C2) ;
    une borne de charge (3) à laquelle est connecté un élément luminescent à semiconducteur (4) allumé par un courant continu fourni par les bornes de sortie (C, D) ;
    le dispositif d'éclairage étant caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre :
    un circuit de détection de connexion de charge (2) adapté pour détecter l'existence ou l'absence de connexion de charge et qui est connecté entre un point de connexion (E) de la borne de charge (3) et un élément de redressement (D3), et l'autre borne d'entrée (B), le circuit de détection de connexion de charge (2) formant un chemin pour faire passer le courant continu de la première borne d'entrée (A) à l'autre borne d'entrée (B) en passant par la borne de charge (3) et l'élément luminescent à semiconducteur (4) ; et
    l'élément de redressement (D3) est connecté entre le point de connexion (E) et l'élément porteur de courant continu (R3) au niveau de l'autre borne de sortie (D), l'élément de redressement (3) bloquant un chemin servant à faire passer le courant continu de la première borne d'entrée (A) au circuit de détection de connexion de charge (2) à travers l'élément porteur de courant continu (R3).
  2. Dispositif d'éclairage selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le circuit de détection de connexion de charge (2) est un circuit de démarrage pour amorcer le circuit de conversion continu-continu (1) quand le courant continu qui passe dans l'élément luminescent à semiconducteur (4) est détecté.
  3. Dispositif d'éclairage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel le circuit de détection de connexion de charge (2) est un circuit d'arrêt pour arrêter le circuit de conversion continu-continu (1) quand le courant continu qui passe dans l'élément luminescent à semiconducteur (4) n'est pas détecté.
  4. Dispositif d'éclairage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel le circuit de détection de connexion de charge (2) est un circuit servant à commuter l'existence ou l'absence d'alimentation d'une tension de source électrique de commande pour le circuit de conversion continu-continu (1) en fonction de l'existence ou de l'absence du courant continu qui passe dans l'élément luminescent à semiconducteur (4).
  5. Dispositif d'éclairage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 4, dans lequel le circuit de détection de connexion de charge (2) est un circuit de source électrique de commande (2c) pour fournir une tension de source électrique de commande au circuit de conversion continu-continu (1) en utilisant le courant continu qui passe dans l'élément luminescent à semiconducteur (4) comme source d'alimentation.
  6. Dispositif d'éclairage selon la revendication 5, dans lequel le circuit de source électrique de commande (2c) comporte un moyen adapté pour utiliser un courant de rétroaction provenant du circuit de conversion continu-continu comme source d'alimentation et bloquer le courant de rétroaction quand le courant continu qui passe dans l'élément luminescent à semiconducteur (4) n'est pas détecté pendant le fonctionnement du circuit de conversion continu-continu (1).
  7. Dispositif d'éclairage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel la tension continue entre les bornes d'entrée (A, B) est une tension de sortie d'un circuit d'interruption périodique élévateur (7) et le circuit de détection de connexion de charge (2) commande le démarrage et l'arrêt du circuit d'interruption périodique élévateur (7) en fonction de l'existence ou de l'absence du courant continu qui passe dans l'élément luminescent à semiconducteur (4).
  8. Accessoire d'éclairage comprenant le dispositif d'éclairage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7.
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